On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 09:56 -0600, Scott Carr wrote: > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > >On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 09:18 -0500, Diane Mackay wrote: > > > > > >>G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Some changes were made recently to a couple of FAQ entries and I think that > >>>we should discuss the changes made. Specifically adding commas to lists. > >>>You > >>>see, when I went to school, lists did not need commas; however I see in CVS > >>>that they were put in. > >>> > >>>So which is it to be commas in a list or no commas? > >>> > >>>In either case ALL the existing documents, including help, need to be > >>>checked > >>>and corrected to whatever standard we choose. > >>> > >>> > >>Ger, > >> > >>I looked up the use of lists in two college English textbooks (early 1980s) > >>and > >>in a fairly new dictionary (year 2000), and I agree that your method is > >>correct. > >>My edits to the FAQs were wrong. I'm very sorry. > >> > >>Thank you very much for pointing out my error. I appreciate it, and I > >>learned > >>from it. > >> > >> > >> > > > >No problem. I just want to ensure that we are on the same page. Did you > >catch Jean's message? Seems that there is room for both formats. We > >should be consistent in our usage; otherwise there is confusion. > > > >Anyone else? > > > > > I agree as well. We should pick one way, and stick to it.
I think Shaun's point about capitalization of the first letter of a list item is a good style point too. Now all I have to do is remember :-) -- Documentation Co-Lead PLEASE - keep list traffic on the list. Email sent directly to me may be ignored utterly. "Dinna meddle wi' things ye ken nuthin' aboot!" J.Herriot --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
